2022 FIFA كأس العالم (WORLD CUP 2022)

[cubbymark]

The Mexican TV call is from Christian Martinoli, TV Azteca commentator who went viral for his rant vs Mexico in the Costa Rica World Cup qualifier where the USA gets Mexico to the playoff l. 

[RIPPA]

So Panama was down 2-0 to Honduras (who stink)

10 minutes later they were up 3-2 (which is the score they won by)

I didn't really picture Panama being the 4th team to separate itself from the group but here we are

[Pete]

Death

Taxes

Dos a cero

[SirFozzie]

Needs to be one of those Then. Now. Forever Gifs

[RIPPA]

We are up to 6 teams qualified with Belgium and France qualifying today (Brazil qualified a couple of days ago)

Scotland, Wales, Czech Republic and Austria are all assured of at least making the playoff

[SirFozzie]

In the space of a few minutes the Netherlands went from "Qualified for the World Cup" to "Might not even make the playoffs"

[ReiseReise]

15 hours ago, RIPPA said:

We are up to 6 teams qualified with Belgium and France qualifying today (Brazil qualified a couple of days ago)

Scotland, Wales, Czech Republic and Austria are all assured of at least making the playoff

Is this due to some Nations League shenanigans for Austria? They lost out to Scotland on the second place in their group. 

It's weird how some of the European groups felt close at one point and are now long since decided while other groups seemed decided only to still be open on final matchday. 

[RIPPA]

45 minutes ago, ReiseReise said:

Is this due to some Nations League shenanigans for Austria? They lost out to Scotland on the second place in their group. 

Correct

It is "the best two Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group"

EDIT - basically the top 3 teams that met this criteria are Wales, Austria and Czech Republic. Wales and Czech Republic are currently 2nd and 3rd in Group E so they both will go no matter what (hence why they were listed in the already qualified list too). And that freed up the spot for Austria.

[ReiseReise]

Thanks, @RIPPA, every time I try to grasp the Nations League stuff my brain melts a little. 

[RIPPA]

 

[odessasteps]

Looks like you can add Spain to automatic qualifications. 

Portugal and Sweden into the playoffs. 

[SirFozzie]

Serbia in to send Portugal to the playoffs with a 90th minute goal.

[RIPPA]

Switzerland making life real annoying for Italy at the moment

[RIPPA]

And I don't know what San Marino did to piss off England but God Bless

[RIPPA]

13 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

Switzerland making life real annoying for Italy at the moment

Switzerland qualifies and Italy is now going to the playoff

[RIPPA]

Well I totally missed this change (but should have realized it based on sheer numbers)

 

[odessasteps]

Bad night for Wales trying to get a home playoff game. 

[Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta]

I've said it before but now is the time for a pre-qualifying tournament for the likes of San Marino. I love an underdog upsetting the odds but you could have put Torquay United in San Marino's place and they wouldnt have got spanked so badly. 

 

[odessasteps]

No Norway, No Dutch 

[RIPPA]

 

[Infinit]

Massive game going on right now in frigid Edmonton for Canada against Mexico.

[odessasteps]

1 minute ago, Infinit said:

Massive game going on right now in frigid Edmonton for Canada against Mexico.

The Iceteca, I see people calling it.

[ChesterCopperpot]

Yayayayayayayayayayayaya

[cubbymark]

Deux à zéro à la as it stands .

Edit: it was not to be.

These CONCACAF refs are complete trash. 

 

Edited November 17, 2021 by cubbymark

[Infinit]

YAAAAAS CANADA!!!!